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nanisms

nanisms is the plural of nanism.

Meaning of nanism

Noun

nanism (countable and uncountable, plural nanisms)

  1. Unusually small size, as the result of a developmental abnormality.
    • In this gene, other mutations can cause a kind of nanism that is lethal during the first weeks of life.2006 April, Henri Friedhofer et al., “Surgical treatment for eyelid deformity in Crouzon syndrome associated with acanthosis nigricans: case report”, in Clinics
    Synonyms:
    dwarfism, microsomia

Questions about nanisms

What is nanisms the plural of?
Nanisms is the plural of nanism.

Words near nanisms in the dictionary

  1. naniq
  2. naniqs
  3. nanisation
  4. Nanislav
  5. nanism
  6. nanisms
  7. nanite
  8. nanites
  9. nanization
  10. nanja
  11. nanjah

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